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Vaccine seems like the wrong term as I think of it as preventative. Perhaps there is no precise term for a treatment that uses the immune system to fight an ex
by georgeburdell 3y ago
Vaccine seems like the wrong term as I think of it as preventative. Perhaps there is no precise term for a treatment that uses the immune system to fight an existing disease in the body
- nappingbat 3y agoThere are two types of vaccines: prophylactic (to prevent or ameliorate the effects of a future infection by a pathogen) and therapeutic (to fight a disease that has already occurred, such as cancer).
- stronglikedan 3y ago[flagged]
- nathan_compton 3y agoHardly. One typically receives a rabies vaccine (for example) after infection.
- pmarreck 3y ago[flagged]
- cesnja 3y agoRabies vaccine is also given after infection.
- tiahura 3y agoPerhaps there is no precise term for a treatment that uses the immune system to fight an existing disease in the body Immunotherapy?
- jryb 3y agoRegardless, vaccine is indeed the word used in the field. You should just update your definition.